How To Read The Players In Online Casino Poker

Since the beginning of poker, one of the best ways to improve your odds of winning was to watch the other players and look for certain “tells” or “signs” that would many times dictate how good of a hand they had. Obviously, since the inception of online casino poker, being able to watch the other players and their “tells” or signs has pretty well been eliminated. With some new technology that has just recently surfaced, you’re now actually going to be able to look at your other players through a live poker camera, set up so that each player can look at the other and this is a great chance to look for some signs that might show some of their strengths and weaknesses, keep in mind this is just available at couple of online casino sites right now as of 2013, but it is definitely just a sign that this technology will be applied to many other casino style games where you’re playing against other players, or even just where you want a chat with other people at the table as well.

With that being said, looking at the player is not the only way to gauge their signs or tells. In the past, as stated, to specifically identify signs or tells you have to watch a player very repetitively in order to try and average out the different signs in comparison to the type of hand they have. Watch them scratch their heads, for example, when they have a great hand as this may be a tell. Online you don’t have that opportunity, but instead if they happen to take a long time before they check or raise the bet, and they do this every time or at least most of the time when they have a great hand, this is definitely something that you can watch for down the road, and this could be the tell or sign you have been looking for. It may be something as simple is that when they have a terrible hand they automatically fold right away, or if they have a great hand they check the bet right away and make a quick raise. Again, you have to take the time to look for the signs and how they take place in regards to the hand, and how strong it is. It is important to write down perhaps the different things you are seeing as the game progresses, as this is definitely helpful when you’re playing a lengthy tournament with thousands of players. You’ll find if you play online at one particular site for the same entry fee every time, you will definitely come across the same players you played against in the past, and if you happen to keep this information stored away it would be a great opportunity for you to access it and use it during the game you’re just starting to play. Taking the time to learn about the different tells or signs will definitely make you a much better online casino poker player.